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| 1. | [ noun ] a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air | |
| Synonyms: | grate | |
| Related terms: | barrier grille grate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a frame of iron bars to hold a fire | |
| Synonyms: | grate | |
| Related terms: | framework stove furnace grate | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | |
| Synonyms: | rough rasping gravel raspy gravelly | |
| Examples: | "a gravelly voice" |
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| Related terms: | cacophonous | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (physics,optics) optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum | |
| Synonyms: | diffraction_grating | |
| Related terms: | optical_device echelon | |
| Similar spelling: |
gratingly greeting grading Gritton Gratton gyration |
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